You've built and furnished a home. You regularly tweak and maintain the property so your equity grows. But when you're away, strangers gain access. They sell your appliances, plumbing fixtures and furniture and when you return, it's clear the value you've worked so hard to attain has... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Rachel Bressler has been hired as editorial director at Penguin Random House's paperback imprint, Plume. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
First-time cookbook authors Kimberley Hasselbrink and Anya Kassoff describe what “vibrant” food means to them and suggest perfect height-of-summer meals. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Michael Joseph has appointed Jessica Leeke to the role of editorial director. Leeke, currently... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Helen Ditlow, who with her husband Anthony launched Listening Library in 1955, died June 26 at age 92. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ann Lawson has been appointed head of Publishing Technology’s ingentaconnect division. Prior to joining Publishing Technology, Lawson spent seven years at EBSCO Information Services where she served most recently as senior director. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins is stepping up its Christian publishing in the UK, using its acquisition of Thomas... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Food writer Diana Henry spoke with PW about the pleasures of "accidentally healthy" eating and why her latest cookbook, 'A Change of Appetite,' isn't a "diet" book. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Drawing Party with Telgemeier & Roman in Astoria, NY; Mike Richardson in Beaverton, OR; Eleanor Davis and Esther Pearl Watson in Seattle, WA. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Libraries in Derbyshire could see staffing reduced and opening hours slashed as the county... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Organized by Philadelphia comics shop Locust Moon and its small press imprint Locust Moon Press, 'Little Nemo: Dream Another Dream,' an ambitious Kickstarter project to fund a tribute book to Little Nemo creator Windsor McCay, has blown past its initial goal of $50,000 and raised $90,000 with... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
The typical income for a professional author in 2013 was just £11,000, more than £5,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Google's private programmatic exchanges can now book premium ad space like mastheads for brands. It is working with ABC to promote the new show Rising Star using an exchange that only places ads in prominent positions, ones that are not typically associated with automated buying. "This exchange... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
In his new book, 'Lincoln's Bishop,' former New York Times religion correspondent Gustav Niebuhr tells the compelling tale of Henry Benjamin Whipple, who spoke out loudly against injustice toward Native Americans during the 19th century. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Mary Dougherty will become the third director since the press's founding 51 years ago. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
This summer, Parkway Central Library in Philadelphia has debuted a state-of-the-art Culinary Literacy Center, designed to combat low literacy rates while helping residents become confident cooks. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Hong Kong Book Fair, now in its 25th year, remains firmly focused on the Chinese-language titles, but has begun to add professional elements and global authors. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ann Bisselll has been made publicity director at HarperFiction. Bissell was previously PR... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
This week, chef/author John Currence takes home a SIBA award for 'Pickles, Pigs & Whiskey,' and the authors of 'Sweet Mandarin Cookbook' cook for the British Prime Minister and Chinese Premier. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Copies of the Sudanese daily newspaper Al-Tayyar were confiscated by the country's security service on Saturday (5 July).The privately owned newspaper had only been allowed to resume publication last month after it was suspended in June 2012 for publishing a series of investigative articles on... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]